Gaikokujin ifuku shitate no zuTITLE TRANSLATION:Foreign [women] engaged in dressmaking. – Antique Wall Art
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(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic print captures Gaikokujin ifuku shitate no zuTITLE TRANSLATION:Foreign [women] engaged in dressmaking. in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Gaikokujin ifuku shitate no zuTITLE TRANSLATION:Foreign [women] engaged in dressmaking.
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This 1860 color woodcut is distinctive for its sewing machine, a rare sight in Japanese prints of the period. Its title, *Gaikokujin ifuku shitate no zu*, translates as "Foreign women engaged in dressmaking," and the catalog also notes a father and children in the scene. The print is signed Issen Yoshikazu, a name associated with the Utagawa school, whose artists often portrayed foreigners in Yokohama after that port opened to trade in 1859.
| Created / published | 1860 |
|---|---|
| Creator | Isoda Koryūsai fl. 1764-1788 artist. |
| Medium | 1 print on hōsho paper : woodcut color ; 33.5 x 22.2 cm. (block) 37 x 25.6 cm. (sheet) |
| Notes | Title from item. Signature: Issen Yoshikazu ga. Seal date: Monkey 11. Annotations stamps etc. on verso of print: 81; 47623a (white label); LC2585; 21. DLC Earlier control number: 9942.25-3. Gift; Mrs. E. Crane Chadbourne; 1930; (DLC/PP-1930:47623a). Forms part of: Chadbourne collection of Japanese prints (Library of Congress). |
| Subjects | Sewing--Japan--1860. Sewing machines--1860. Women--Domestic life--Japan--1860. Foreign visitors--Japan--1860. Fathers & children--Japan--1860. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Japanese Fine Prints |
| Original scan | 4,001 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-JFP-227376 |
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